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Table2. Distributionof the immigrantpopulationworking in theUnitedStates,
by typeof occupation in the country, basedonoriginandethnicityor race, 2004and2013
Occupation
Total
Mexican
immigrants
Mexican immigrants
Central
American
immigrants
Immigrants
fromother
regions
US-born
non-Hispanic
whites
African
Americans
Recent arrivals
migrants
1
Long-term
residents
migrants
2
2004
Total population
3
6155854
2504553
3651301
1448845
13279614
95057055
12783540
Total distribution
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Low-income serviceworkers
26.8
32.9
22.6
29.4
14.4
10.0
15.4
Specialized laborers
4
28.9
24.7
31.8
24.8
15.6
15.6
19.5
Constructionworkers
18.7
23.2
15.5
16.0
4.2
5.4
3.3
Sales, administrative support andofficework
12.2
9.3
14.2
15.0
23.0
26.9
26.7
Executives, Professionals andTechnicians
7.6
5.1
9.4
11.1
37.9
37.9
27.0
Farmers andagriculturalworkers
4.3
4.3
4.3
1.0 *
0.2 *
0.5
0.3
*
Semi-qualified serviceworkers
1.5
0.5 *
2.3
2.7 *
4.7
3.7
7.8
2013
Total population
3
6819926
1197617
5622310
2110595
15330065
92866435
13470438
Total distribution
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Low-income serviceworkers
29.8
35.4
28.6
34.9
15.3
11.2
15.1
Specialized laborers
4
25.6
22.3
26.3
21.1
13.8
14.5
18.0
Constructionworkers
16.5
17.6
16.3
13.6
3.3
4.3
2.1
Sales, administrative support andofficework
12.0
9.0
12.7
14.4
19.4
24.3
27.1
Executives, Professionals andTechnicians
10.2
8.4
10.6
11.5
42.8
41.0
28.5
Farmers andagriculturalworkers
4.1
6.9
3.5
2.4
0.3
0.5
0.4
Semi-qualified serviceworkers
1.7
0.6 *
1.9
2.1 *
5.1
4.3
8.8
Notes: 1/Recent arrivals: arrivedbetween1994and2004 for 2004; andbetween2004and2013 for 2013.
2/ Long-term residents: arrivedbefore1994 for 2004; andbefore2004 for 2013.
3/Populationbetween15and64yearsold, excludingmembersof thearmed forcesandpersonwithnon-specifiedoccupation.
4/Excludes constructionworkers
* Less than thirty sample cases.
Source: Migration Policy Bureau, SEGOB, basedonU.S. Census Bureau,
Current Population Survey
(CPS), forMarch2004 andMarch2013. Integrated PublicUseMicrodata Series (IPUMS)USA,
Minneapolis: UniversityofMinnesota.
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